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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
LIVERPOOL TO SIERRA LEONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
THE GOLD COAST The region known today as Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
FERNANDO PO An island in the Gulf of Guinea, now known as Bioko. AND THE BUBIS Bubis The indigenous Bantu ethnic group of Bioko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
LAGOS BAR The dangerous sandbar at the entrance to the harbor of Lagos, Nigeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
VOYAGE DOWN COAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
LIBREVILLE AND GLASS Glass was a prominent European and American trading district within Libreville, Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
THE OGOWÉ Now spelled Ogooué, the principal river of Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
TALAGOUGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
THE RAPIDS OF THE OGOWÉ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166